John W. Cotton
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: Jan 1858 - , Clark , MO 47
Christening:
Death: 4 Dec 1915 - , Macon, MO 49
Burial: Dec 1915 - Bevier, Macon, MO
Cause of Death:
Events
• He appeared on the census in 1860 in Alexandria, Clark, MO. 417 Listed with Mary Ann (Greathouse) Cotton (mother). They are staying in the home of James L. Keith.
• He appeared on the census in 1880 in Bevier, Macon, MO. 48
John W. Cotton, white, male, age 23, coal miner, b. MO, f. Va, m. VA
Lettica, white, female, age 16, wife, at home. b. MO, f. MO, m. MO
• He appeared on the census in 1900 in Bevier, Macon, MO. 47
John Cotton, head, white, male, b. Jan 1858, age 42, married 20 years, b. MO, f. VA, m. VA
Lutetia, wife, white, female, b. Dec 1863, age 36, married 20 years, 2 children, 1 living, b. MO, f. MO, m. KY
Parents
Father: Nathaniel Cotton ( -Bef 1860)
Mother: Mary Ann Greathouse (Abt 1837-1898) 158
Spouses and Children
1. *Lutetia (Dec 1863 - After 1915)
Marriage: Abt 1880 - , , MO
Children:
1. James R. Cotton (Between 1881-After 1915) 49
Notes
Burial Notes:
He is buried in an unmarked grave in the Antioch Cemetery, south of Bevier, Macon, MO.General:
Source: Carol Greathouse - They had 2 children but only one was alive in 1900
Source: Donna Lester - John W. Cotton was born and lived part of his life in Clark County, Missouri. John W. Cotton later moved to Macon County, Missouri and lived near his mother, and her second husband, John William Nelson. John Cotton was found dead next to a tree. It is written in his obituary. John Cotton was working with the United Mine Workers Union to help form a union among the coal miners in Macon County. This was going against the coal mining companies. He always took a buggy ride in the evenings. His horse and buggy returned home without him and that is when the family and neighbors went out looking for him. The horse seemed 'spooked' when it returned home so it was always thought that there was foul play. It was always thought that a gunshot was fired (probably from a person not wanting the mines to go union) to spook the horse and that this caused John to fall from the buggy. It was thought that he probably sustained a head injury and was able to crawl over to the tree before he died.